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Acrobat is a technology developed by Adobe that allows for consistent printing and viewing of complex documents available on the World Wide Web. Acrobat Reader is an application that displays .pdf documents. The PDF format makes sure that a document created on one machine looks exactly the same on another machine, regardless of the users' setup and what fonts may or may not be installed on their computers.
Many sites on the Web, especially government sites such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), use Acrobat to make sure that complex tables and data formatting are retained when reports or other documents are downloaded by public health professionals, scientists, doctors, and other interested individuals around the world.
Please read through this entire tutorial before attempting to download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Please Note: If you already have Acrobat Reader version 8 or later installed on your computer, you do not need to download and install it again.
